Ange Postecoglou | New Spurs boss on 4 year contract

Hes a good manager. Has some presence and its a tough job at spurs. People forget he took over with Kane leaving and not much backing to replace him.
 
Deserved a 2nd season. Spurs have bought players for the future rather than splashing the cash to take the squad to the next level though.

For me Solanke is not a massive upgrade over Richarlison and apart from that they brought in a bunch of kids.
 
Spurs were absolutely horrible to watch under Conte. As dull and ineffective as anything.

In a year, he has done more with less from about the same starting point than the fraud. He is a good coach. I don't know if he will take them anywhere, but no doubt he has done a good job so far. At the very least they have something to be optimistic about and enjoy their football for the time being.
 
Deserved a 2nd season. Spurs have bought players for the future rather than splashing the cash to take the squad to the next level though.

For me Solanke is not a massive upgrade over Richarlison and apart from that they brought in a bunch of kids.

He’s less talented but far more predictable and consistent. Think there’s far more potential for him and Son to strike up a partnership too.
 
He's a one trick pony with a low ceiling but its an entertaining trick. Push both fullbacks high and inside into the pockets, pacy wingers planted wide to stretch the defensive line horizontally and who are threats to run behind, two attacking midfielders ahead of a pseudo-DM. Just throw everybody forward in attack to create overloads and push the other side backwards, press like hell when you lose the ball, and pray that two very athletic CBs can clean up the messes behind. Other aspects of the game are essentially neglected. Their defensive shape and set piece defending are routinely terrible.

When he comes across an opposing manager who is too stubborn to set up his team to nullify that trick, like ETH, it makes for fireworks. But plenty of other managers have figured Ange out. 15W, 5D, 14L in his last 34 league matches. That's a 56 point pace over 38 games.

I think he should get credit for bringing some good vibes back to Spurs after the negativity of the Conte years and the Kane departure. But he isn't building anything beyond a team that will play some entertaining stuff and maybe challenge for top four while being maddeningly inconsistent and getting easily done by better sides.
 
Spurs were dreadful to watch under Mourinho, Nuno and Conte most of the times. Weren't great in last year or so under Poch either. So it's surely refreshing to see better football. Win one of the domestic cups or Europa and they'll be delighted with him.
 
Worse win percentage than ten hag.

I think he's a good manager, and he has some presence, but I feel he gets a far easier ride than some managers from the press and fans
 
Jokes if Spurs sack him before we sack ten Hag. All the spurs fans I know (an annoyingly large number) were properly eulogising him last season, but the pitchforks are out already.

As dogshite as we are it’s a nice constant that spurs will always end up being more spursy.
 
Shocking second half collapse. Brighton exposed his midfield set up in the second half.

Yep. Was crying out for him to put Bissouma and Sarr on at 2-1 as Brighton upped the tempo and were winning all the 50/50s centrally for a good ten minutes. Udogie also had one of the worst halves of Football in his prem career up against Minteh.

When it clicks for Spurs they are very very good but that was them at their worst second half off the ball.
 
anyway of seeing Spurs record in league in 2024?

Go to ESPN site and sort by season, i find it the easiest to see results for individual competitions and overviews.

Just google “Tottenham season results” and should be one of the first page options.
 
Shocking second half collapse. Brighton exposed his midfield set up in the second half.

It was schoolboy stuff. Spurs tried to change to more of a midblock to conserve energy and hold the lead, which in theory is the right idea especially coming off a Thursday European match, but the team was just totally incapable of pulling it off.

The first two Brighton goals were very similar in buildup, Spurs trying to play a 4-1-4-1 midblock that shifted horizontally far too slowly, left too much space between the lines, and gave Betancur as the only shielding midfielder too much to do. Brighton just figured out they could push Estupinan high beyond the first bank of four to receive easy passes from the LCB and make plays from there without any pressure on the ball, by slipping Mitoma through down the wing for the first then by hitting Mitoma between the lines for the second. Brighton created another very good opportunity a few minutes later down the right hand side with essentially the same buildup tactics. Each time the ball goes from the Brighton goalkeeper to a dangerous place in the penalty area in like 10-15 seconds without any Spurs player coming close to intercepting or putting in a tackle.

Ange is a one trick pony. The team is selected and apparently trained all for Plan A, and if Plan A doesn't work or circumstances like tired legs force the need for a Plan B or Plan C, then he's got two wingbacks playing fullback, two attacking midfielders in his midfield trio, and a side that clearly doesn't spend a lot of time on the details of defensive shape and organization.
 
Top manager imo. For me.

Agreed, he has suffered from how well he started without Kane. Their good start made people underrate how big a loss they suffered and how much better they performed than people expected. I would take him here for sure, I'd love to see some good attacking football at OT.
 
They will often or not have good days under him than bad days.

The problem is he won't take them to the next level (or even reach the heights of what Pochettino did), because they can be got at defensively and their midfield will get turned over by well set-set up.
 
Props to him. Atleast their games are fun to watch. All out attacking with no regard for defending.
 
I really appreciate how decisive he is in his decision-making. Taking Maddison off at halftime shows that he quickly identified something wasn't working—whether it was a poor performance or a tactical mismatch. Bringing on Sarr gave Spurs the balance they needed, and as a result, the team looked much more cohesive, allowing them to dominate and comfortably secure, what looks to be, a win. It’s these kinds of bold in-game adjustments that can really turn things around.
 
I like him and wouldn't mind him at United. Not sure it will work out at spurs they were probably a bad result today away from him being touted for the sack again. But hes proactive and wants to play aggressive, attacking football
 
I dont like his tactics. Great to watch for sure but doesn't get results. He would certainly be crucified at United.

His points tally isn't that great either . Before today he had 10 points . Come on ETH has 8 already.
 
That was a big week for Ange and Spurs. Knocking City out of The League Cup and putting 4 goals past Villa in the 2nd half.

Some of their fans are unsure about him though. They really are desperate not to be Spursy.

I like Ange, but his stubbornness is what will be the end of him. He needs to address Vicario's anxiety when it comes to defensive set-pieces.

To be fair, their recruitment this summer mainly consisted of teenagers. Gray (18), Bergvall (18) and Odobert (19). And he's giving minutes to 17 year old Mikey Moore.

Even if he does bite the bullet at some point, he could leave it in good shape for a different manager to improve on. They look like a proper team at times.
 
He is doing well with what he has at his disposal personnel wise. Son, who has been in and out with injury, and is not getting any younger. Is not really going to drive the team up the table, and he is their best player.

Is Solanke much of an improvement over Richarlison? Apart from that they brought in a bunch of kids, not really any signings that would take the first team to the next level.